[co-author: Oliver Jones]*
On 23 January 2024, the UK Government announced a call for views and requested feedback from businesses of all sizes across every sector on its draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice (the “Draft Code“). Aimed at directors and other business leaders, the Draft Code sets out critical cyber governance areas on which organisations of all sizes should focus to better govern cyber risk.
The deadline to respond to the call for views is 11:59pm (UK) on Tuesday 19 March 2024.
The UK Government has cast a wide net for respondents, including academics, organisations without formalised boards, organisations who procure or outsource cyber security and any other interested parties.
The Draft Code
The UK Government has announced that the Draft Code has been co-designed with a range of cyber and governance experts, including from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and non-executive directors, auditors, consultants, chief information security officers and academics.
Whilst the final approved code will be a voluntary tool without its own statutory footing, the UK Government has said that it is working with regulators to determine how the final code…
